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Whirlwind06 · February 4, 2009, 02:48 PM

I take the cylinders out of mine, I find it much easier to clean them that way.

First time I took a side plate off I felt like I was looking at the inside of a Swiss watch. Check out the S&W forum there are a lot of how-to there that will show you the internals. Also consider taking pictures as you go along. It is nice to refer back to a "before" picture as you are putting it back together.

I replaced the rebound slide spring on my J-frame. I made the "tool" I needed from a cheap jeweler screw driver set.

February 4, 2009, 02:48 PM	#14
Whirlwind06 Senior Member Join Date: March 3, 2006 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 998	I take the cylinders out of mine, I find it much easier to clean them that way. First time I took a side plate off I felt like I was looking at the inside of a Swiss watch. Check out the S&W forum there are a lot of how-to there that will show you the internals. Also consider taking pictures as you go along. It is nice to refer back to a "before" picture as you are putting it back together. I replaced the rebound slide spring on my J-frame. I made the "tool" I needed from a cheap jeweler screw driver set.